Today we honour the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi), the food which sustains us on our journey through life. 1st Reading: Genesis 14:18-20 The bread and wine offered by Melchizedek foreshadow the Eucharist And King Melchizedek of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was priest of God Most High. He…
1st Reading. Jude 17; 20-25 Persevere in God’s love, and welcome the mercy of Our Lord Jesus Christ My beloved, you must remember the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. But build yourselves up on your most holy faith; pray in the Holy Spirit; keep yourselves in the love of God; look…
Saint Augustine of Canterbury, optional memorial 1st Reading: 1 Peter 4:7-13 The end of all things is near; be glad and shout for joy The end of all things is near; therefore be serious and discipline yourselves for the sake of your prayers. Above all, maintain constant love for one another, for love covers a…
1st Reading: 1 Peter 2:2-5,9-12 St Philip Neri, optional memorial 1st Reading: 1 Peter 2:2-5; 9-12 Like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation – if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is…
1st Reading: 1 Peter 1:18-25 We are ransomed with the precious blood of Christ You know that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without defect or blemish. He was destined…
1st Reading: 1 Peter 1:10-16 The Passion of Christ was revealed, and we must share in it Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that was to be yours made careful search and inquiry, inquiring about the person or time that the Spirit of Christ within them indicated when it testified in…
1st Reading: 1 Peter 1:3-9 Peter praises the saving mercy of God, on the occasion of a baptism Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into…
1st Reading: Proverbs 8:22-31 Wisdom is the first-born of creation The Lord created me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of long ago. Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth. When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were…
Ss Christopher Magallanes and companions, optional memorial 1st Reading: James 5:13-20 The place of anointing and of mutual instruction in the community of faith Are any among you suffering? They should pray. Are any cheerful? They should sing songs of praise. Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church…
Saint Bernardine of Siena, optional memorial 1st Reading: James 5:9-12 Take the prophets as models of courage and speaking the truth Beloved, do not grumble against one another, so that you may not be judged. See, the Judge is sanding at the doors! As an example of suffering and patience, beloved, take the prophets who…
1st Reading: James 5:1-6 Those who get rich by injustice will suffer at the final judgment Come now, you rich people, weep and wail for the miseries that are coming to you. Your riches have rotted, and your clothes are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have rusted, and their rust will be evidence against you,…
1st Reading: James 4:13-17 Avoiding arrogance and boasting Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a town and spend a year there, doing business and making money.” Yet you do not even know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that…
1st Reading: James 4:1-10 A call to sincerity, humility and fidelity, to shun all selfishness Those conflicts and disputes among you, where do they come from? Do they not come from your ravings that are at war within you? You want something and do not have it; so you commit murder. And you covet something…
Saint Brendan, abbot, optional memorial 1st Reading: James 3:13-18 A wise spirit is not characterized by envy but by innocence, leniency, sympathy and peace Who is wise and understanding among you? Show by your good life that your works are done with gentleness born of wisdom. But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition…
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1st Reading: Acts 1:15-17; 20-26 Matthias is selected to take the place of Judas Iscariot In those days Peter stood up among the believers(together the crowd numbered about one hundred twenty persons) and said, “Friends, the scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit through David foretold concerning Judas, who became a guide for…
or: Our Lady of Fatima, optional memorial 1st Reading: Acts 25:13-21 Paul, in prison at Caesarea, explains himself to king Agrippa After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to welcome Festus. Since they were staying there several days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, “There is a man…
Saints Nereus and Achilleus; St Pancras, martyrs, optional memorial 1st Reading: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11 Paul is cross-examined by the Jewish Council, in Jerusalem Since the Roman Tribune wanted to find out what Paul was being accused of by the Jews, he released him the next day and ordered the chief priests and the entire council…
1st Reading: Acts 20:28-38 Paul’s final advice to the church leaders: shepherd the church [When the elders of the church of Ephesus came to meet him at Miletus, Paul said to them,] “Keep watch over yourselves and over all the flock, of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of…
1st Reading: Acts 20:17-27 Paul’s testament to church leaders, on his way to Jerusalem From Miletus Paul sent a message to Ephesus, asking the elders of the church to meet him. When they came to him, he said to them: “You yourselves know how I lived among you the entire time from the first day…
